NWSParentEngagement - Parent Groups

List specific needs or actions for each of the targeted parent groups.

Typical parent:

The Elephant in the Living room.pptx
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(GC) A powerpoint presentation on what parents need to know about television; its effects on learning, development stages, how to use television effectively based on the book' The Elephant in the Living room'.
(GC) Parent Handout
12 things for parents.pdf
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(GC) Tools, information, resources for raising girls. http://www.pbs.org/parents/raisinggirls/resources/
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Navigating the Teen Years - Parent Presentation.pptx
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Presentation from the Parents Handbook - Navigating the Teen Years published by Office of National Drug Control policy and Anti- Drug Media Campaign. www.TheAntiDrug.com

ELL parent:

(GC) A bilingual site for families and educators of English learners on research, activities, toolkits etc. http://www.colorincolorado.org
(GC) A website for ESL families- worksheets, lesson, ESL English lessons and flashcards. http://www.esl-kids.com/flashcards/family.html

Parent in poverty:

(GC) Assistance for single parents: parenting, education, activities, nutrition, health, videos and more.http://www.singlemomparentinghelp.com

Single/dual parent family:

Single Parents- budget sheet.pdf
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(GC) Printable Budget Sheet for parents -specifically Single Parents
How to Create a Financial Plan.pdf
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(GC) Tool for parents- Outline of a Smart Goal for financial planning

Ethnic specific:

Singling Black Boys to Close the Gaps.pdf
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(GC) An article on the issue of the achievement gap and how it relates to black boys.

Culture specific:

LEP-Parent-Involvement-Project-User-Guide.pdf
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(GC) A guide from the Minnesota Dept of Education for the parent/school connection with immigrant families. The guide is 175 pages long and is available in 9 different languages.